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In February, the U.S. government designated eight Latin American transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and specially designated global terrorists (SDGT). This report aims t...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a special focus on extreme weather events and natural disasters.

This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Latin America & the Caribbean.

After eighteen consecutive days of unrest and roadblocks throughout Guatemala, OSAC members continue to report disruptions to their operations. Organizations should prepare for this unrest to continue over the next sever...

Guatemalans took to the streets on September 19 to protest investigations into president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and his Semilla (Seed) Party. OSAC members operating in Guatemala over the next few months can expect an inc...

Several key elections will be held this weekend and over the coming months in Latin America. This report summarizes key issues at stake in upcoming elections, and links to other OSAC reports about specific operational co...

This OSAC report format provides a brief update about topline private-sector security concerns in each region. For any feedback on content, cadence, etc. please contact OSAC’s America’s Team. This issue covers upcoming e...

Guatemala will hold presidential, legislative, and local elections on June 25. Political violence targeting candidates, officials, and polling locations occurred in the country’s previous elections, and the risk remains...

This OSAC report format provides a brief update about topline private-sector security concerns in each region. For any feedback on content, cadence, etc., please contact OSAC’s Americas Team.

An understanding of irregular migration and its driving forces in Latin America reveals regional dynamics that reflect security challenges for OSAC members. Organized crime, incidental violence, social unrest, and corrup...

Coming on the tail end of what has been an unusually prolific storm season, two major hurricanes have hammered Central America over a two-week period. Hurricane Eta, which made landfall two weeks ago, caused severe damag...

COVID-19 has not only crippled economies around the world, but has also impacted criminal groups and their illicit revenue streams. Criminal organizations across the region are adapting by turning to different crimes suc...

As Guatemala continues to combat corruption in its executive branch, it will hold general elections on June 16. Previous elections in Guatemala have seen significant protest activity and electoral violence targeting cand...

Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama lie along the Pacific Rim of Fire and all have significant zones of very high seismic and volcanic risk. Infrastructure in many locations in thes...

Gang-related violence and extortion continue to be major factors influencing the security environment in Guatemala. A recent shootout at the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City left seven dead and 12 injured. The medica...

On Sunday, September 6, Guatemalans will cast their votes for presidential, legislative, and municipal candidates in a general, nationwide election. The current political climate has been tense due to recent corruption s...

In Guatemala City, a grass-roots protest movement continues to pressure President Otto Perez Molina to resign following revelations of two corruption scandals implicating high-level members in the administration. Althoug...

Due to the perceived wealth and influence of U.S. private-sector employees, kidnapping continues to pose a significant threat to OSAC constituents operating overseas. In addition to kidnap for ransom by criminal organiza...

The security situation in Central America, already struggling with some of the highest homicide rates in the world, experienced continued deterioration last year, and that trend appears likely to continue as we look forw...

On September 11, Patriot Party candidate and retired general Otto Perez Molina won 36 percent of the vote in the first round of Guatemala’s presidential election. Molina will now face runner-up Manuel Baldizon, who garne...